Age structure:
0-14 years:
47% (male 2,537,586; female 2,508,782)
15-64 years:
50% (male 2,524,969; female 2,781,762)
65 years and over:
3% (male 156,447; female 176,402) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.98% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 49.23 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 19.1 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.89 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 123.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
46.66 years
male:
45.5 years
female:
47.85 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.89 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Malian(s)
adjective:
Malian
Ethnic groups: Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%
Religions: Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%
Languages: French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
31%
male:
39.4%
female:
23.1% (1995 est.)